Guild Wars 2

So I am torn between my guardian and necromancer I really like both and I can’t seem to pick what one to lvl up and make my main they are both at lvl 30. I am looking to do open world pve, Fractals and explorable dungeon runs. Any suggestions would be great.

Guardian is way more popular due to its utility in PvE. I like Necro but facts are facts.

For those, you are better off with a guardian from a balance standpoint. Love my necro but she doesn’t quite put in the work a guardian does in PvE.

I don’t want to play something just because they are good I would like something that is fun but can still do what i want it to in pve.

Any class can be viable in PvE. If you are worried about getting kicked from PUGs for being a certain class, then I suggest you find a guild that doesn’t care about your class and does stuff for fun. I play both Necro and Warrior. Warrior for when I want to PUG and Necro for when I want to have fun and mess around with guildies or WvW.

I just wanted to opinionate that all classes may be viable but some are more so than others.

Since i have both a level 80 guard and a level 80 necro, i would suggest, if you have the time/interest, to level both to 80. I enjoy playing both but if you want the more stabile profession, though all gamemodes, you should go with guardian.

But to be honest go with the profession you enjoy more (even if its only a little bit) since balance can/will change (though in Anets case this will take a long time).

I also have both and I personally suggest the Necro if you like both equally. I honestly don’t even play mu Guardian anymore. It’s a class that is simply not challenging for anything. There is no complexity and hard choices when it comes to builds. Same thing for playing it. Almost everything it has is designed with support in mind and you can play it like the dumbest player of the game and still do fine. I mean kitten, you can afk on bosses and still be a great support because the class has excellent support auto attack skills ! What’s fun in that ?

I think Guardians are kind of like Warriors except that their Iwin button is for support rather than offence. It makes them so so boring.

MidnightSun.7964:

Any class can be viable in PvE. If you are worried about getting kicked from PUGs for being a certain class, then I suggest you find a guild that doesn’t care about your class and does stuff for fun. I play both Necro and Warrior. Warrior for when I want to PUG and Necro for when I want to have fun and mess around with guildies or WvW.

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Is PvE, just pick what is most fun for you.

Sebyos.4089:

I also have both and I personally suggest the Necro if you like both equally. I honestly don’t even play mu Guardian anymore. It’s a class that is simply not challenging for anything. There is no complexity and hard choices when it comes to builds. Same thing for playing it. Almost everything it has is designed with support in mind and you can play it like the dumbest player of the game and still do fine. I mean kitten, you can afk on bosses and still be a great support because the class has excellent support auto attack skills ! What’s fun in that ?

I think Guardians are kind of like Warriors except that their Iwin button is for support rather than offence. It makes them so so boring.

I’m with this guy… I deleted my Guardian, it was soooooo boring. But I knew people who liked the class so everyone’s got their own preferences.

Class shouldn’t matter, I’ve never kicked anyone for running X class but I’ve kicked bad players. Funny thing is most bad players have been Warriors, this is coming from a Warrior/Necro main. I’d much rather have a good Necro then a dumb Warrior/Guardian.

It’s unfortunate that Necros don’t provide many buffs as it would help the group.

Alright I am going with the Necro Now I just need a build if anyone can link some stuff that they use!!

This guy has some pretty good builds you can use as a spring board, some are outdated but for the most part, they still work. For leveling though, I suggest minionmancer so you can have your own little squad…though the minions have not been the most lively bunch. Sometimes they just stand there, particularly flesh golem. Anyway! Here is the link, good luck, have fun.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCch1FHsuRgkBJkp5o2g2mmw

Necro’s suck in pve dungeons and fractals at the moment but if you can find a guild that doesn’t care what you play then it’s fine

Painbow.6059:

Necro’s suck in pve dungeons and fractals at the moment but if you can find a guild that doesn’t care what you play then it’s fine

Then again so do a lot of players, I’ve soloed a lot of content on my zerker necro while all the other “uber” classes were laid flat out on their backs watching the spectacle of a zerker necro smash face and rez 4 team members.

We aren’t optimal compared to other options but the factor will always be the player.

Havoc.8419:

So I am torn between my guardian and necromancer I really like both and I can’t seem to pick what one to lvl up and make my main they are both at lvl 30. I am looking to do open world pve, Fractals and explorable dungeon runs. Any suggestions would be great.

Havoc ! Both are good but Guardian is slightly more useful than a Necromancer in a party except when there’s already a Guardian in the party. Guardians are bad at stacking their advantages.

If there’s no Guardian in your party : Guardian > Necromancer
If there’s a Guardian in your party : Necromancer > Guardian

Ragnar.1546:

Then again so do a lot of players, I’ve soloed a lot of content on my zerker necro while all the other “uber” classes were laid flat out on their backs watching the spectacle of a zerker necro smash face and rez 4 team members.

We aren’t optimal compared to other options but the factor will always be the player.

The other argument would be that if you did that well on a Necro, you would have done even better on another profession.

A well played guardian can carry a group. A well played necro can fend for themselves.

Bhawb.7408:

Ragnar.1546:

Then again so do a lot of players, I’ve soloed a lot of content on my zerker necro while all the other “uber” classes were laid flat out on their backs watching the spectacle of a zerker necro smash face and rez 4 team members.

We aren’t optimal compared to other options but the factor will always be the player.

The other argument would be that if you did that well on a Necro, you would have done even better on another profession.

Yes true and I have as I’ve got other 80’s; I used to have an 80 Guard it was so boring to me I deleted it (Already had a War which I do like). So I could have sat in front my screen for 2 months playing a class that made me want to claw my eyes out and quit GW2 or play something I had fun with.

The Necro definitely needs some tweaks/fixes and add ons but I can be good, hold my own and contribute to the best that Anet has allowed me to while doing better than other bad players in “better finished” classes. Does that mean I should play a Guard or Warrior to carry a bunch of bad players? Nah.

Depends on your personal preferences. I find is depressingly boring not being able to contribute to the group.